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. 2021 Feb 19;16(2):e0247411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247411

Table 2. Predictors of TB infection, evaluation, preventive treatment initiation, and preventive treatment completion.

Participant characteristics Enrolled aRR (95% CI) for positive TB infection test aRR (95% CI) for completing evaluation aRR (95% CI) for initiating preventive treatment aRR (95% CI) for completing preventive treatment
Risk group Contacts 1,150 Reference Reference Reference Not assessed
Congregate setting 107 0.67 (0.48–0.93) 0.71 (0.46–1.10) 0.62 (0.18–2.17) Not assessed
Health care workers 357 0.73 (0.60–0.87) 0.25 (0.16–0.38) 1.37 (0.77–2.45) Not assessed
Age group 0–4 years 115 Reference Reference Reference Reference
5–19 years 445 1.24 (0.74–2.08) 0.89 (0.72–1.10) 0.87 (0.66–1.16) 1.02 (0.79–1.32)
20–35 years 424 2.28 (1.39–3.74) 0.93 (0.75–1.34) 0.56 (0.39–0.82) 1.00 (0.73–1.35)
>35 years 630 3.49 (2.16–5.63) 1.06 (0.91–1.23) 0.39 (0.28–0.55) 1.06 (0.82–1.36)
Sex Female 961 Reference Reference Reference Reference
Male 653 1.21 (1.04–1.41) 0.93 (0.92–1.06) 0.95 (0.75–1.19) 0.89 (0.72–1.09)

For the first three analyses, risk ratios are adjusted for risk group, age, and sex; for the analysis of predictors for completing preventive treatment, risk group is not assessed because of small numbers of non-contacts initiating treatment. Abbreviations: aRR = adjusted risk ratio, CI = confidence interval, TB = tuberculosis.